John the Stylite
Syrian chronicler, died 737/738
d. 737
John the Stylite, also known as John of Litharb, was a Syriac Orthodox monk and author. He was a stylite attached to the monastery of Atarib and part of a circle of Syriac intellectuals active in northern Syria under the Umayyad dynasty.
Related people
- George, Bishop of the Arabs disciple of · traditional
Works
- Chronicle 8th century
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.